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A. B. MQKAY. VEHIGLE TONGUE.

Patented Feb. 27

Invsmur min/35525 UNITED STATES PATENT Fries.

VEHICLE-TONGUE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 515,407, dated February27, 1894.

Application filed July 80, 1892. Serial No. 441,684. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that 1, ANDRE B. MCKAY, a subject of the Queen of GreatBritain, and a resident of the city of London,in the Province ofOntario, Canada, have iuvented'certainnewandusefulImprovementsin'longues, of which the following is adescription.

This invention relates to improvements in tongues for agriculturalimplements or machines, and for vehicles; and these improvements consistof a tongue, composed of two or more separate and independent sections,of curved sheet metal, secured to, and supported upon internal braces,and of the combination therewith, of longitudinal ribs or flanges; allof which will be particularly described with reference to theaccompanying drawings wherein- Figure 1. is a side view of a tongue,embodying my invention. Fig. 2 is a plan view of same. Fig. 3. is an endview of two tongue sections, in this view, the internal braces areremoved. Fig. 4. is an end view of one of the internal braces. Fig. 5.is another end view of a modification of same, showing studs integraltherewith. Fig. 6. is a cross sectional view on the line, a, a, of Fig.2.

T, T, designate separate and independent tongue sections, formed ofcurved sheet metal,

secured to, and supported upon the internal braces, B, B. Preferably twosteel sections, T, T, are used, but two or more sections may be used,and they may be made of steel, iron or other suitable material, and ofany suitable size or shape. These sections, T, T, are curved as shown inFig. 3. and their convex sides are placed adjacent to the horses, toprevent them from being chafed or injured in any way by the movement ofthe tongue when in opera tion.

R, B, designate longitudinal ribs or flanges, secured to, or formedintegral with the curved sections, T, T, as shown in Figs. 3, 4, and 6,these ribs or fianges,B, stiffen and strengthen these curved sections,T, and enable the latter to be formed of very light and thin material,at the same time, retain the required rigidity and stiftness of thetongue.

B, B, designate internal securing and suporting braces, which arepreferably formed of malleable iron, but they may be formed of anysuitable material, these are riveted or otherwise secured to the curvedsections, T,

and form a convenient means for firmly securing and holding said tonguesections in their proper relation to one another. These braces, B, arepreferably formed in one piece, but they maybe formed of two or moreparts as required, and when the longitudinal ribs or flanges, R, areused, sockets, S, are formed, in said braces, B, to which said ribs orflanges, R, are fitted, but if these braces were formed in two parts forinstance, the ribs or flanges, R, could be inserted between these parts.And the rivets, which secure the tongue sections, T, to the braces, B,may be formed separately, or they may be formed integral with saidbraces. When they are formed integral with the brace, B, they are in theform of studs, A, as shown in Fig. 5, so that after placing thetonguesections, T,in position on said braces, B, these studs would extendthrough the holes, O,in said tongue sections; by swaging down theprojecting ends of which, the tongue sections and braces would berigidly secured together. This forms a very simple and convenient means,for secu ring the braces and tongue sections together.

Any suitable attachment may be used between the rear end or foot of thetongue and the machine, or vehicle, as found most suitable or convenientunder the circumstances.

D, is a neck yoke stop, secured to the end i brace, B.

Having thus described my invention, I clain1 1. As a new article ofmanufacture, a tongue, composed of two or more separate and independentsections, T, provided with internal projections, and internal bracesengaging said projections for supporting and connecting said sections,substantially as shown and described, and for the purpose specified.

2. Asa new article of manufacture, atongue, composed of two or moreseparate and independent sections, T, of curved sheet metal, providedwith ribs or flanges, R, in combination with the internal supporting andconnecting braces, B, having sockets to receive said flanges on thesections substantially as shown and described, and for the purposespecified.

sockets S and studs, A, secured to, or formed integral therewith,substantially asshown and described, and for the purpose specified.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in the presence of the twoundersigned witnesses. r 5

ANDREW B. MCKAY.

Witnesses:

P. J. EDMUNDS, S. MOBAIN.

